Corvid response to human settlements and campgrounds: Causes, consequences, and challenges for conservation

Biological Conservation

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 301-314

  Marzluff, John M ^a   Neatherlin, Erik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

American crow; Anthropogenic disturbance; Camping; Common raven; Endangered species; Home range; Human settlements; Marbled murrelet; Nest predation; Radio telemetry; Recreation; Steller's jay

Indexed keywords

DISTURBANCE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HUMAN ACTIVITY; NEST PREDATION; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

NORTH AMERICA; OLYMPIC PENINSULA; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

AVES; BRACHYRAMPHUS MARMORATUS; CORVIDA; CORVIDAE; CORVUS BRACHYRHYNCHOS; CORVUS CORAX; CYANOCITTA STELLERI; MURRELET;

EID: 33645218041     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2005.12.026     Document Type: Article

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